Several pleas entered in District Court

March 14, 2014

Several have recently entered pleas during 32nd Judicial District Court proceedings.
Steve Garcia Lopez pleaded guilty to failure to register as a sex offender, a third degree felony. He was sentenced to three years confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. He was also ordered to pay a $2,500 fine, $782 in court costs and $500 in attorney's fees. He will have 208 days credit towards his sentence for time already served in jail. He will also have to register as a sex offender no more than 30 days after his release.
Terry Wayne Amos pleaded guilty to failure to register as a sex offender, a third degree felony. He was sentenced to two years confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. He was also ordered to pay a $1,500 fine, $782 in court costs and $500 in attorney's fees. He will have 154 days credit towards his sentence for time already served in jail. He will also have to register as a sex offender no more than 30 days after his release.
Patrick Ray Gonzales pleaded guilty to burglary of a habitation, a second degree felony. He was sentenced to five years of community supervision and was ordered to pay a $3,000 fine and $598 in court costs. He will also have to serve 240 hours of community service.
Donna Rene Vera pleaded true to a motion to revoke probation. She was originally put on probation for possession of a controlled substance, namely cocaine, a third degree felony. She was sentenced to four years confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and was ordered to pay a $500 fine, $370 in court costs and $1,500 in attorney's fees. She received 127 days credit towards her sentence for time already served in jail.
Angela Krystine Houle pleaded guilty to debit card abuse, a state jail felony. She was sentenced to 180 days confinement in the State Jail Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. She was also ordered to pay a $2,000 fine, $348 in court costs, $500 in attorney's fees and $638.37 in restitution to Adam Chance Kelly of Abilene. She received 110 days credit towards her sentence for time already served in jail.
Sylvia Morales pleaded guilty to credit card abuse, a state jail felony. She was sentenced to three years of community supervision and was ordered to pay a $1,500 fine, $348 in court costs and $103.10 in restitution to Wes-T-Go of Sweetwater. She will also have to serve 120 hours of community service.
Daniel Ray Jones pleaded true to a motion to adjudicate his probation. He was originally put on probation for theft over $1,500, a state jail felony. Jones was sentenced to two years confinement in the State Jail Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, probated for four years. He will also have to pay a $2,500 fine, $343 in court costs and $1,000 in attorney's fees. He will also have to serve 120 hours of community service and will have to be confined for 60 days of up-front jail time.
Amie Joan Galindo pleaded guilty to prohibited substance in a correctional facility, a third degree felony. She was sentenced to four years of community supervision and was ordered to pay a $2,500 fine, $348 in court costs and $500 in attorney's fees. She will also have to serve 160 hours of community service.
Joel Anthony Jackson pleaded guilty to burglary of a habitation, a state jail felony. He was sentenced to 12 months confinement in the State Jail Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. He was also ordered to pay a $1,000 fine, $598 in court costs and $500 in attorney's fees. He received 261 days credit towards his sentence for time already served in jail. He also pleaded guilty to theft over $20,000, a third degree felony. He was sentenced to eight years confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and was ordered to pay a $1,000 fine, $348 in court costs, $500 in attorney's fees and restitution in the amount of $35,956 to Steve Mahaffey of Sweetwater and $2,000 to Curtis Hutchison of Sweetwater. He will serve these sentences concurrently.
George Wallace Peeples II pleaded guilty to theft under $1,500 with two prior convictions, a state jail felony. He was sentenced to 15 months confinement in the State Jail Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. He will have to pay a $500 fine, $348 in court costs, $500 in attorney's fees and $2,367.96 in restitution to Tractor Supply in Sweetwater. He received 223 days credit towards his sentence for time already served in jail.